Blar i Institutt for industriell økonomi og teknologiledelse på tidsskrift "Procedia CIRP"
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Applying the fundamentals of TPS to realize a resilient and responsive manufacturing system
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Concepts like the Toyota Production System (TPS) and Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM) are often presented as alternative manufacturing methods or strategies suited for different manufacturing conditions. QRM is depicted ... -
Continuous Improvement Beyond the Lean Understanding
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Continuous Improvement is seen as a cornerstone in Lean Thinking, but the improvement process of operations has been done long before Lean entered companies’ agenda. This paper will draw the historical line of continuous ... -
Corporate Lean Programs: Practical Insights and Implications for Learning and Continuous Improvement
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Since Lean Production was popularized in the 1990s, many manufacturers have developed and deployed corporate lean programs across their global factory networks. However, research reports that up to 90% of lean programs ... -
Design for Excellence to Explore Complex Product Service Systems: A Case Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Complexity in new product development is claimed to continuously increase, causing challenges that require new and cross-disciplinary solutions. There are at least three major forces causing upheaval in the way we are ... -
Developing circular business models: LCA and strategic choice
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Transitioning towards a more circular economy achieving sustainable business requires both radical change and collective efforts. Succeeding with the development of circular business models means addressing the challenge ... -
Insights from a Digital Lean Startup: Co-creating Digital Tools for Cognitive Augmentation of the Worker
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Integrating Quality and Lean into a Holistic Production System
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Companies have for years tried to figure out how to consistently organize their business units for improving quality and efficiency and at the same time reduce costs and lead times. Toyota's production system (TPS) and its ... -
Learning Factories for the Operationalization of Sustainability Assessment Tools for Manufacturing: Bridging the Gap between Academia and Industry
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Sustainability assessment is recognized as a powerful decision support tool that promotes actions toward sustainable development, cultivates social learning and leads to a shift in sustainability knowledge and views. The ... -
Opportunities in the Wake of Crisis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)This study reveals the history of a Norwegian automotive supplier that went bankruptcy during the financial crisis in 2009. The crisis swept through the industry and hit hard for those actors who already struggled to keep ... -
Rethinking Value – A means to an end for the whispering game
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Lean production. It is one of the most misunderstood business concepts of our time. Since the 1990s, it has been mystically reduced from an organization-wide concept to a set of principles and best practices for manufacturing ... -
Social aspects of process monitoring in manufacturing systems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Many systems for process monitoring using in-process sensor measuring rely on human interpretation and reaction in order to control the process and achieve the desired effect from the monitoring. This paper reports from ... -
Towards a shared vision in innovation projects: Understanding actor involvement as a preventative approach against defensive routines for innovation capability
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This paper is based on the understanding that industrial product innovation projects often emphasize speed and economic accounts of the process without sufficiently considering the human mechanisms that drives the innovation ... -
User Friendly Framework for Measuring Product and Process Novelty in the Early Stages of Product Development
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This paper examines the innovation process in four Norwegian companies, all supplying the automotive industry with light weight structural components. Twelve representative product projects are categorized, together with ... -
Using VR technology in the pre-onboarding of temporary employees in a Norwegian SME
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)European industry is currently facing extensive transformations. The well-being of the employees is an essential element in this transition, which is part of what we now call Industry 5.0. A challenge is to find and maintain ...